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WORLD FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS 1974

Eastern Division W L T Pct. PF PA 14 6 0 .700 419 280 New York/Charlotte Stars + . 10 10 0 .500 467 350 Bell * 9 11 0 .450 493 413 Jacksonville Sharks # 4 10 0 .286 258 358

Central Division W L T Pct. PF PA 17 3 0 .850 629 365 * 15 5 0 .750 500 394 Chicago Fire 7 13 0 .350 446 602 # 1 13 0 .071 209 358

Western Division W L T Pct. PF PA Southern Sun 13 7 0 .650 486 441 Hawaiians * 9 11 0 .450 413 422 Portland Storm 7 12 1 .368 264 426 HoustonTexans -Shreveport Steamers@ 7 12 1 .368 240 415

* qualifier for + Franchise transferred after Sept. 24 game # Operations suspended after Oct. 2 game @ Franchise transferred after Sept. 11 game

Divisional Playoffs: Florida 18, Philadelphia 3 Hawaii 32, So. California 14 Semi-Finals: Florida 18, Memphis 15 Birmingham 22, Hawaii 19 World Bowl: Birmingham 22, Florida 21

Gary Davidson, who earlier created the American Association and the World Hockey Association, became involved with football this season. franchises sold for $100,000 to $500,000. Franchises in Toronto, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Rome were discussed but did not materialize.

An unconverted touchdown in the W.F.L. was worth seven points. The conversion, or "action point," added one more point, but the ballk had to be run or passed over the goal line -- it could not be kicked. Also, the W.F.L. anticipated the NFL in providing for an overtime period in games tied after the regulation 60 minutes.

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FLORIDA (Orlando) BLAZERS 1974 Coach: Record: 14-6-0 .700 1st WFL-E DATE AT FL OPPONENT OP R J-11 H 8 Hawaii 7 W J-17 A 18 Detroit 14 W J-24 H 15 Houston 3 W J-31 A 6 Houston 7 L A- 7 A 46 Chicago 21 W A-14 H 33 Jacksonville 26 W A-21 H 11 Portland 7 W A-28 H 18 Memphis 26 L

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S- 2 A 7 Birmingham 8 L S- 6 A 17 New York 15 W S-11 H 14 Detroit 15 L S-18 H 24 Philadelphia 21 W S-26 H 29 Chicago 0 W O- 2 A 30 Philadelphia 7 W O- 8 A 45 Chicago 17 W O-16 A 15 Memphis 25 L O-23 H 15 Charlotte 11 W O-30 H 18 Birmingham 26 L N- 7 A 23 Portland 0 W N-14 A 27 So. California 24 W Playoffs N-21 H 18 Philadelphia (Division) 3 W N-29 A 18 Memphis (Semi-Final) 15 W D- 5 H 21 Birmingham (World) 22 L

A Washington W.F.L. franchise was purchased by E. Joseph Wheeler, then sold to a group headed by Rommie L. Loudd, which moved it to Orlando. The Blazers played in the Tangerine Bowl.

NEW YORK/CHARLOTTE STARS 1974 Coach: Record: 10-10-0 .500 2nd WFL-E DATE AT NY OPPONENT OP R J-11 A 7 Jacksonville 14 L J-17 H 29 Birmingham 32 L J-25 A 17 Philadelphia 15 W J-31 H 24 Jacksonville 16 W A- 7 A 11 So. California 8 W A-14 H 38 Portland 16 W A-21 H 43 Houston 10 W A-28 A 11 Houston 14 L S- 2 H 24 Philadelphia 16 W S- 6 H 15 Florida 17 L S-11 A 34 Portland 15 W S-18 A 14 Hawaii 17 L S-24 H 37 Detroit 7 W O- 3 A 41 Chicago 30 W O- 8 H+ 23 Memphis 27 L O-16 H+ 27 Chicago 0 W O-23 A 11 Florida 15 L O-30 H+ 25 So. California 34 L N- 6 A 14 Shreveport 19 L N-13 A 22 Memphis 28 L

+ Played at Charlotte, NC

Originally intended for , the New York franchise was owned by and Howard Baldwin. The team played at . bought the team and moved it to Charlotte after 13 games. Charlotte home games were played at American Legion Memorial Stadium.

PHILADELPHIA BELL 1974 Coach: Ron Waller Record: 9-11-0 .450 3rd WFL-E DATE AT PH OPPONENT OP R J-11 H 33 Portland 8 W

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J-17 A 0 Houston 11 L J-25 H 15 New York 17 L J-31 A 25 Portland 7 W A- 7 H 46 Memphis 15 W A-14 A 29 Chicago 32 L A-21 H 28 So. California 31 L A-28 H 27 Detroit 23 W S- 2 A 16 New York 24 L S- 5 A 30 Jacksonville 34 L S-11 H 41 Jacksonville 22 W S-18 A 21 Florida 24 L S-25 A 21 Hawaii 16 W O- 2 H 7 Florida 30 L O- 8 H 22 Hawaii 25 L O-16 H 25 Shreveport 30 L O-23 A 45 So. California 7 W O-31 H 37 Chicago 31 W N- 6 A 23 Birmingham 26 L N-13 -- 2 Chicago (forfeit) 0 W Playoffs N-21 A 3 Florida(divisional) 18 L

Owned by John B. Kelly, Jr., then by John Bosacco. The Bell played at JFK Stadium.

JACKSONVILLE SHARKS 1974 Coach: Bud Asher/ Record: 4-10-0 .286 4th WFL-E DATE AT JA OPPONENT OP R J-11 H 14 New York 7 W J-17 A 22 Chicago 25 L J-24 H 19 So. California 22 L J-31 A 16 New York 24 L A- 8 H 21 Hawaii 14 W A-14 A 26 Florida 33 L A-21 H 14 Birmingham 15 L A-25 A 14 Hawaii 8 W S- 2 H 13 Memphis 16 L S- 5 H 34 Philadelphia 30 W S-11 A 22 Philadelphia 41 L S-18 H 17 Portland 19 L S-25 A 7 So.California 57 L O- 2 A 19 Memphis 47 L

The Sharks suspended operations after 14 games. The team was owned by Fran Moraco and played in the Gator Bowl.

MEMPHIS SOUTHMEN 1974 Coach: John McVay Record: 17-3-0 .850 1st WFL-C DATE AT ME OPPONENT OP R J-11 H 34 Detroit 15 W J-18 H 16 Portland 8 W J-24 A 33 Birmingham 58 L A- 1 H 25 So. California 15 W A- 7 A 15 Philadelphia 46 L

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A-14 A 37 Detroit 7 W A-21 H 60 Hawaii 8 W A-28 A 26 Florida 18 W S- 2 A 16 Jacksonville 13 W S- 7 H 45 Houston 0 W S-11 H 46 Birmingham 7 W S-18 A 25 Chicago 7 W S-25 A 17 Shreveport 3 W O- 2 H 47 Jacksonville 19 W O- 8 A 27 Charlotte 23 W O-16 H 25 Florida 15 W O-24 A 25 Portland 26 L O-30 A 33 Hawaii 31 W N- 7 H 49 Chicago 24 W N-13 H 28 Charlotte 22 W Playoffs N-29 H 15 Florida (Semi-Final) 18 L

Originally the Toronto Northmen, the Southmen were moved to Memphis before the start of the season after the Canadian Government refused to allow box-office competition with the C.F.L. of Toronto was the owner. Liberty Bowl.

BIRMINGHAM AMERICANS 1974 Coach: Record: 15-5-0 .750 2nd WFL-C DATE AT BI OPPONENT OP R J-11 H 11 So. California 7 W J-17 A 32 New York 29 W J-24 H 58 Memphis 33 W J-31 A 21 Detroit 18 W A- 7 H 28 Detroit 22 W A-14 H 39 Hawaii 0 W A-21 A 15 Jacksonville 14 W A-29 A 22 Chicago 8 W S- 2 H 8 Florida 7 W S- 7 H 41 Chicago 40 W S-11 A 7 Memphis 46 L S-20 H 42 Shreveport 14 W S-25 A 21 Portland 26 L O- 2 A 8 Hawaii 14 L O- 9 H 30 Portland 8 W O-16 A 25 So. California 29 L O-23 H 0 Shreveport 31 L O-30 A 26 Florida 18 W N- 6 H 26 Philadelphia 23 W N-13 A 40 Shreveport 7 W Playoffs N-27 H 22 Hawaii (Semi-Fin) 19 W D- 5 H 22 Florida (World) 21 W

Ownership was headed by Bill Putman & Carol Stallworth. The Americans played at .

CHICAGO FIRE 1974 Coach: Jim Spavital Record: 7-13-0 .350 3rd WFL-C DATE AT CH OPPONENT OP R

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J-11 H 17 Houston 0 W J-17 H 25 Jacksonville 22 W J-24 A 29 Portland 22 W J-29 A 53 Hawaii 29 W A- 7 H 21 Florida 46 L A-14 H 32 Philadelphia 29 W A-22 A 35 Detroit 23 W A-29 H 8 Birmingham 22 L S- 2 A 32 So. California 22 W S- 7 A 40 Birmingham 41 L S-11 H 28 So. California 31 L S-18 H 7 Memphis 25 L S-26 A 0 Florida 29 L 0- 3 H 30 Charlotte 41 L 0- 8 H 17 Florida 45 L 0-16 A 0 Charlotte 27 L 0-23 H 17 Hawaii 60 L 0-31 A 31 Philadelphia 37 L N- 7 A 24 Memphis 49 L N-13 -- 0 Philadephia (forfeit) 2 L

The Chicago franchise was purchased by Nick Mileti, then sold to Tom Origer. The fire played at .

DETROIT WHEELS 1974 Coach: Dan Boisture Record: 1-13-0 .071 4th WFL-C DATE AT DE OPPONENT OP R J-11 A 15 Memphis 34 L J-17 H 14 Florida 18 L J-21 A 16 Hawaii 36 L J-31 H 18 Birmingham 21 L A- 7 A 22 Birmingham 28 L A-14 H 7 Memphis 37 L A-22 H 23 Chicago 35 L A-28 A 23 Philadelphia 27 L S- 2 A+ 7 Portland 18 L S- 6 H 7 So. California 10 L S-11 A 15 Florida 14 W S-18 A 24 So. California 29 L S-24 A 7 New York 37 L O- 2 H 11 Shreveport 14 L

+Played at , Ont.

Detroit suspended operations after 14 games of their 20- game schedule. Home games had been played at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti. The team was owned by a large group of investors headed by Louis R. Lee and Coleman Young. It was the first major-league sports franchise with predominantly black ownership.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Anaheim) SUN 1974 Coach: Tom Fears Record: 13-7-0 .650 1st WFL-W DATE AT SC OPPONENT OP R J-11 A 7 Birmingham 11 L

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J-17 H 38 Hawaii 31 W J-24 A 22 Jacksonville 19 W A- 1 A 15 Memphis 25 L A- 7 H 8 New York 11 L A-15 A 18 Houston 7 W A-21 A 31 Philadelphia 28 W A-28 H 45 Portland 15 W S- 2 H 22 Chicago 32 L S- 6 A 10 Detroit 7 W S-11 A 31 Chicago 28 W S-18 H 29 Detroit 24 W S-25 H 57 Jacksonville 7 W O- 2 A 26 Portland 22 W O-10 H 25 Shreveport 23 W O-16 H 29 Birmingham 25 W O-23 H 7 Philadelphia 45 L O-30 A 34 Charlotte 25 W N- 6 A 8 Hawaii 29 L N-14 H 24 Florida 27 L Playoffs N-20 H 14 Hawaii (division) 32 L

Larry G. Hatfield formed the . The team played in Anaheim Stadium.

HAWAIIANS 1974 Coach: Mike Giddings Record: 9-11-0 .450 2nd WFL-W DATE AT HI OPPONENT OP R J-11 A 7 Florida 8 L J-17 A 31 So. California 38 L J-21 H 36 Detroit 16 W J-29 H 29 Chicago 53 L A- 8 A 14 Jacksonville 21 L A-14 A 0 Birmingham 39 L A-21 A 8 Memphis 60 L A-25 H 8 Jacksonville 14 L S- 1 H 33 Houston 15 W S- 6 A 8 Portland 15 L S-11 A 24 Houston 17 W S-18 H 17 New York 14 W S-25 H 16 Philadelphia 21 L O- 2 H 14 Birmingham 8 W O- 8 A 25 Philadelphia 22 W O-16 A 0 Portland 3 L O-23 A 60 Chicago 17 W O-30 H 31 Memphis 33 L N- 6 H 29 So. California 8 W N-13 H 23 Portland 0 W Playoffs N-20 A 32 So. California (division) 14 W N-27 A 19 Birmingham (Sem-Fin.) 22 L

The franchise was originally owned by Danny Rogers, then sold to Chris Hemmeter and Sam Battislone. Home games were played in .

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PORTLAND STORM 1974 Coach: Dick Coury Record: 7-12-1 .368 3rd WFL-W DATE AT PO OPPONENT OP R J-11 A 8 Philadelphia 33 L J-18 A 8 Memphis 16 L J-24 H 22 Chicago 29 L J-31 H 7 Philadelphia 25 L A- 7 H 15 Houston (OT) 15 T A-14 A 16 New York 38 L A-21 A 7 Florida 11 L A-28 A 15 So. California 45 L S- 2 A+ 18 Detroit 7 W S- 6 H 15 Hawaii 8 W S-11 H 15 New York 34 L S-18 A 19 Jacksonville 17 W S-25 H 26 Birmingham 21 W O- 2 H 22 So. California 26 L O- 9 A 8 Birmingham 30 L O-16 H 3 Hawaii 0 W O-24 H 26 Memphis 25 W O-31 A 14 Shreveport 0 W N- 7 H 0 Florida 23 L N-13 A 0 Hawaii 23 L

+Played at London, Ont.

This franchise had originally been intended for New York. It was owned by Bruce Gelker and played in Civic Stadium. Gelker had originally wanted a team in Mexico City.

HOUSTON TEXANS/ 1974 Coach: Jim Garrett/ ? Record: 7-12-1 .368 4th WFL-W DATE AT HO OPPONENT OP R J-11 A 0 Chicago 17 L J-17 H 11 Philadelphia 0 W J-24 A 3 Florida 15 L J-31 H 7 Florida 6 W A- 7 A 15 Portland (OT) 15 T A-15 H 7 So. California 18 L A-21 A 10 New York 43 L A-28 H 14 New York 11 W S- 1 A 15 Hawaii 33 L S- 7 A 0 Memphis 45 L S-11 H 17 Hawaii 24 L S-20 A 14 Birmingham 42 L S-25 H+ 3 Memphis 17 L O- 2 A 14 Detroit 11 W O-10 A 23 So. California 25 L O-16 A 30 Philadelphia 25 W O-23 H+ 31 Birmingham 0 W O-31 H+ 0 Portland 14 L N- 6 H+ 19 Charlotte 14 W N-13 H+ 7 Birmingham 40 L

+Played at Shreveport, La.

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Franchise transferred to Shreveport after Sept. 11 game. Steve Arnold owned the team, which had originally been intended for Tokyo, then Memphis. The Texans played in the Astrodome. In Shreveport, played at Louisiana State Fair Stadium.

PHILADELPHIA STORY

The WFL's credibility suffered badly from the actions of the . The team reported an attendance of 55,534 for its opening game against Portland and then announced 64,719 for its game against New York. Such NFL- like figures were calculated to make the older league sit up and take notice. Unfortunately, they were also calculated out of smoke. A club official eventually admitted that the actual paid figures were 13,800 and 6,200. Any others in the stands were "freebies."

From then on fans and media looked at any WFL attendance figures with suspicion and former "friendlies" turned wary. The francise shifts and failings that followed underlined the Philadelphis duplicity.

WORLD FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS 1975

Eastern Division W L T Pct. PF PA 9 3 0 .750 257 186 Memphis Southmen (Grizzlies) + 7 4 0 .636 254 206 Charlotte Hornets 6 5 0 .545 225 199 6 5 0 .545 227 247 Philadelphia Bell 4 7 0 .364 195 237

Western Division W L T Pct. PF PA So. California Sun 7 5 0 .583 354 341 + 7 6 0 .538 364 268 Shreveport Steamer 5 7 0 .417 276 313 Portland Thunder 4 7 0 .364 213 239 Hawaiians 4 7 0 .364 210 281 1 4 0 .200 67 125

+ First half winner

In spite of new big-name N.F.L. talent, the replacement of many of the original teams with new franchises, and a plan dedicating a percentage of total revenue to players' and coaches' salaries,the W.F.L. was not able to complete its projected 18-game schedule. A new and unique playoff system had been adopted, in which the seasonal division champion, the remaining team with the best record in the first half-season, and the remaining team with the best record in the second half of the season would enter the playoffs, the overall winner receiving a first-round . The playoffs, of course, were never held, as the league folded October 22, two-thirds of the way through the season.

BIRMINGHAM VULCANS 1975 Coach: Record: 9-3-0 .750 1st WFL-E DATE AT BI OPPONENT OP R J-12 H 25 *Portland 9 w J-19 A 31 *Shreveport 30 w A- 2 H 10 Chicago 0 W A- 9 H 23 Philadelphia 17 W A-16 A 11 Jacksonville 22 L A-23 H 25 So. California 35 L 8 THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 10, No. 3 (1988)

A-30 H 21 Shreveport 8 W S- 6 A 26 Portland 8 W S-13 H 33 San Antonio 24 W S-21 H 22 Charlotte 16 W S-27 A 18 Jacksonville 26 L O- 4 A 29 +Hawaii 16 W O-12 A 18 Memphis 14 W O-19 H 21 Memphis 0 W

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

Owned this season by Ferd Weil. Birmingham applied for N.F.L. membership after the failure of the W.F.L. The application was not acted on. Played at Legion Field.

MEMPHIS SOUTHMEN (GRIZZLES) 1975 Coach: John McVay Record: 7-4-0 .636 2nd WFL-E DATE AT ME OPPONENT OP R J-14 A 16 *So. California 47 l J-19 0 *San Antonio 7 l J-26 A 14 *Shreveport 7 W A- 2 H 27 Jacksonville 26 W A- 9 H 23 Charlotte 11 W A-23 A 18 Philadelphia 22 L A-30 H 31 Chicago 7 W S- 7 H 37 Hawaii 17 W S-14 H 34 Shreveport 23 W S-21 A 16 Portland 3 W S-28 A 17 San Antonio 25 L O- 5 H 37 +So. California 33 W O-12 H 14 Birmingham 18 L O-19 A 0 Birmingham 21 L

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

Three N.F.L. stars -- , , and -- jumped to the Southmen from the Dolphins in 1975. Memphis was one of the few W.F.L. teams still able to meet its obligations when the league dissolved. The Southmen remained together pending a decision by the N.F.L. on their application for membership, but the N.F.L. took no action on the application. Games played at Liberty Bowl.

CHARLOTTE HORNETS 1975 Coach: Bob Gibson Record: 6-5-0 .545 3rd WFL-E DATE AT CH OPPONENT OP R J-12 A 14 *Hawaii 32 l J-19 A+ 22 *Chicago 21 w J-26 A 10 San Antonio 27 L A- 9 A 11 Memphis 23 L A-16 H 27 San Antonio 20 W A-30 A 33 Jacksonville 14 W S- 6 H 10 Philadelphia 0 W S-14 A 30 So. California 22 W S-21 A 16 Birmingham 22 L

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S-27 H 17 So. California 24 L O- 5 A 39 #Shreveport 14 W O-12 H 22 Jacksonville 15 W O-18 A 10 Philadelphia 18 L

*Non-league game +Played at Winston-Salem, NC #Final game of summer season

Played at American Legion Memorial Stadium.

JACKSONVILLE EXPRESS 1975 Coach: Charlie Tate Record: 6-5-0 .545 4th WFL-E DATE AT JA OPPONENT OP R 34 *Chicago 23 w J-26 H 19 *Hawaii 7 w A- 2 A 26 Memphis 27 L A-16 H 22 Birmingham 11 W A-23 H 26 San Antonio 19 W A-30 H 14 Charlotte 33 L S- 6 A 22 Shreveport 15 W S-14 A 15 Hawaii 33 L S-20 H 16 Philadelphia 10 W S-27 H 26 Birmingham 18 W O- 4 H 32 +Portland 29 W O-12 A 15 Charlotte 22 L O-19 A 13 Portland 30 L

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

The franchise was owned by Earl Knabb. Played at the Gator Bowl.

PHILADELPHIA BELL 1975 Coach:Ron Waller/Joe Gardi/ Record: 4-7-0 .364 5th NFL-E DATE AT PH OPPONENT OP R J-19 H 8 *So. California 23 l J-27 A 30 *Portland 21 w A- 2 H 21 Hawaii 15 W A- 9 A 17 Birmingham 23 L A-16 A 3 Shreveport 10 L A-23 H 22 Memphis 18 W A-29 A 39 So. California 58 L S- 6 A 0 Charlotte 10 L S-13 H 10 Portland 25 L S-20 A 10 Jacksonville 16 L O- 4 H 42 +San Antonio 38 W O-11 A 13 Hawaii 14 L O-18 H 18 Charlotte 10 W

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

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Willie Wood became the first black of a major-league football team. The team moved from JFK Stadium to .

SO. CALIFORNIA (ANAHEIM) SUN 1975 Coach: Tom Fears Record: 7-5-0 .583 1st WFL-W DATE AT SC OPPONENT OP R 36 *San Antonio 31 w J-14 H 47 *Memphis 16 w J-19 A 23 *Philadelphia 8 w A- 3 H 21 Portland 15 W A- 9 A 22 San Antonio 54 L A-16 A 37 Hawaii 19 W A-23 A 35 Birmingham 25 W A-29 H 58 Philadelphia 39 W S- 7 A 8 San Antonio 30 L S-14 H 22 Charlotte 30 L S-20 A 29 Shreveport 38 L S-27 A 24 Charlotte 17 W O- 5 A 33 +Memphis 37 L O-12 H 39 Shreveport 30 W O-19 H 26 Hawaii 7 W

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

Pat Haden, Daryle Lamonica and Anthony Davis played for the Sun in 1975. Games played at Anaheim Stadium.

SAN ANTONIO WINGS 1975 Coach: Perry Moss Record: 7-6-0 .538 2nd WFL-W DATE AT SA OPPONENT OP R 31 *So. California 36 l J-19 7 *Memphis 0 w J-26 H 27 Charlotte 10 W A- 2 H 19 Shreveport 3 W A- 9 H 54 So. California 22 W A-16 A 20 Charlotte 27 L A-23 A 19 Jacksonville 26 L A-30 H 22 Portland 0 W S- 7 H 30 So. California 8 W S-13 A 24 Birmingham 33 L S-21 H 30 Hawaii 11 W S-28 H 25 Memphis 17 W O- 4 A 38 +Philadelphia 42 L O-12 A 25 #Portland (OT) 28 L O-19 A 31 Shreveport 41 L

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

#7:07 OT

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Formerly the Florida Blazers. The franchise this season was owned by Norm Bevan. They played in Alamo Stadium.

SHREVEPORT STEAMER 1975 Coach: Marshall Taylor Record: 5-7-0 .417 3rd WFL-W DATE AT SH OPPONENT OP R J-19 H 30 *Birmingham 31 l J-26 H 7 *Memphis 14 l A- 2 A 3 San Antonio 19 L A- 9 H 38 Chicago 18 W A-16 H 10 Philadelphia 3 W A-23 A 24 Portland 33 L A-30 A 8 Birmingham 21 L S- 6 H 15 Jacksonville 22 L S-14 A 23 Memphis 34 L S-20 H 38 So. California 29 W S-28 H 32 Hawaii 25 W O- 5 H 14 +Charlotte 39 L O-12 A 30 So. California 39 L O-19 H 41 San Antonio 31 W

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

Owned by John B. Atkins, Jr. Played at Louisiana State Fair Stadium.

PORTLAND THUNDER 1975 Coach:Greg Barton/Bob Brodhead/Joe Gardi Record: 4-7-0 .364 5th WFL-W DATE AT PO OPPONENT OP R J-12 A 9 *Birmingham 25 l J-27 H 21 *Philadelphia 30 l A- 3 A 15 So. California 21 L A- 9 H 24 Hawaii 25 L A-16 A 18 @Chicago (OT) 25 L A-23 H 33 Shreveport 24 W A-30 A 0 San Antonio 22 L S- 6 H 8 Birmingham 26 L S-13 A 25 Philadelphia 10 W S-21 H 3 Memphis 16 L O- 4 A 29 +Jacksonville 32 L O-12 H 28 #San Antonio (OT) 25 W O-19 H 30 Jacksonville 13 W

@7:34 OT #7:07 OT *Non-league game +Final game of summer season

The team was owned by Richard V. Bayless, Portland Attorney. It played in Civic Stadium.

HAWAIIANS 1975 Coach: Mike Giddings Record: 4-7-0 .364 4th WFL-W

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DATE AT HA OPPONENT OP R J-12 H 32 *Charlotte 14 w J-26 A 7 *Jacksonville 19 l A- 2 A 15 Philadelphia 21 L A- 9 A 25 Portland 24 W A-16 H 19 So. California 37 L A-23 H 28 Chicago 17 W S- 7 A 17 Memphis 37 L S-14 H 33 Jacksonville 15 W S-21 A 11 San Antonio 30 L S-28 A 25 Shreveport 32 L O- 4 H 16 +Birmingham 29 L O-11 H 14 Philadelphia 13 W O-19 A 7 So. California 26 L

*Non-league game +Final game of summer season

Edward Sultan, Jr. was the owner of the reorganized Hawaiians. Played at Aloha Stadium.

CHICAGO WINDS 1975 Coach: Babe Parilli/ Record: 1-4-0 .200 6th WFL-W Franchise revoked September 2. DATE AT CH OPPONENT OP R 23 *Jacksonville 34 l J-19 A+ 21 *Charlotte 22 l A- 2 A 0 Birmingham 10 L A- 9 A 18 Shreveport 38 L A-16 H 25 #Portland (OT) 18 W A-23 A 17 Hawaii 28 L A-30 A 7 Memphis 31 L

#7:34 OT *Non-league game +Played at Winston-Salem, NC

Eugene Pullano owned the Winds. Played at Soldier Field.

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